The course aims to equip aviation organizations with the practical guidance, tools and best practices needed to mainstream women’s advancement and strengthen women’s representation, leadership and empowerment. The course supports institutions in building inclusive policies, practices and workplace environments, with a focus on systemic, measurable and sustainable change.

Course Description

This comprehensive eight (8)-hour self-paced online course is designed to support the advancement of women’s representation, leadership and empowerment within the aviation sector from an organizational perspective. Drawing on decades of mainstreaming policies developed in other contexts, the course provides practical guidance to institutions seeking to strengthen inclusive policies, practices, and workplace environments, with a focus on systemic change.

Across five (5) sections, participants engage with Quick Look videos, In Focus principles and Guidelines, Practical Tips, Knowledge Checks and Review Quizzes, and apply their learning through In the Field Activities featuring decision-making and scenario tasks in a variety of aviation contexts. An addendum provides tools and templates, including assessment tools, gap analysis matrices, audit frameworks and checklists, as well as a bibliography and external resources for further exploration.

Upon completion of the course, the participants should be able to:

• Explain the concept of mainstreaming and why mainstreaming women’s participation and advancement is crucial for strengthening the aviation industry.
• Conduct a situational analysis of women in aviation and use a Theory of Change to translate the evidence into an actionable, logical plan for women’s empowerment.
• Embed women’s empowerment into core management, safety and workforce systems through policy, governance and accountability mechanisms that are measurable, enforceable and resilient to leadership change.
• Integrate women’s empowerment into programme design, implementation and monitoring, from early design decisions through to strategic planning.
• Identify the human and financial resources required for success, including dedicated staffing, technical expertise and protected budget lines.
• Measure and report on progress using outcome-focused metrics that track structural, systemic changes such as closing the pay gap, improving cultural cohesion and increasing senior leadership representation of women.
• Apply the course’s core principles, guidance, tools and templates according to their organization’s own context, capacity and needs.

Course Structure

• Course Introduction
• Section 1 - Situational Analysis of Women in Aviation
• Section 2 - Policy, Governance and Accountability Mechanisms
• Section 3 - Integrating Women into Programme Design, Implementation and Monitoring
• Section 4 - Human and Financial Resource Allocation
• Section 5 - Measuring and Reporting on Progress
• Addendum - Tools, Templates and Resources
• Final Exam

Primary target audience: 

• Personnel from CAAs and other aviation organizations involved in policy development, human resources, workforce development, women’s empowerment or organizational planning.
• Aviation professionals responsible for designing, implementing, monitoring or evaluating initiatives that support women’s advancement in aviation.

Secondary target audience: 

• Aviation professionals and stakeholders seeking to strengthen their understanding of mainstreaming and women’s participation and career development in aviation.

Certificate

The Final Exam consists of 20 multiple-choice questions. The participant requires a grade of 80% to pass. Note that the participant will be granted a maximum of three (3) attempts. Upon successfully completing the exam, the participant will receive the ICAO e-Certificate.